Redefining the Ageing Workforce in Local Governments: Mapping Aspirations of Older/Blue Collar Workers with Organisational Training and Development Interventions

主要目的是了解老年蓝领工人的愿望，并使他们在地方政府，特别是农村和偏远地区不断变化的职业结构面前保持积极和生产力。该项目意义重大，因为它涉及两个国家研究重点-老龄化的生产力和加强澳大利亚的社会和经济结构。预期成果包括制定一种方法，"绘制"工人的愿望、意向和能力;提供一个设计新的/替代工作类型的模式;实施劳动力规划变革的准则和作为政策/劳动力变革基础的经验数据。

The major aim is to understand the aspirations of older, blue collar workers and have them remain active and productive in the workforce in the face of a changing occupational structure in local government, especially in rural and remote areas. This project is significant as it addresses two national research priorities - ageing productively and strengthening Australia's social and economic fabric. Expected outcomes include developing a methodology to 'map' worker aspirations, dispositions and competencies; provision of a model for designing new/alternative job types; guidelines for implementing changes to workforce planning and empirical data on which to base policy/workforce change.